1. If I could change just one thing about health and care, this is what it would be

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    Local people share their key concerns about health and care services today

  2. Healthwatch tackles high blood pressure

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    We helped over 1,300 people improve their understanding of hypertension and identified over 130 people with undiagnosed hypertension, whom we were able to point in the direction of their GP or community pharmacy for further tests.

  3. Raising awareness of hypertension in Islington

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    We helped over 1,300 people improve their understanding of hypertension.

  4. Our response to proposed changes to maternity and neonatal services in North Central London

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    This is a joint response and comes from Healthwatch Islington and Islington Somali Community.

  5. What are your expectations for your annual health review?

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    We asked over 500 residents with long-term health conditions what they wanted from their yearly check-ups

  6. Conversations with GPs can give patients with health conditions confidence to increase physical exercise

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    Residents with long-term health conditions tell us that the opportunity to speak directly to a health professional can give them the confidence they need to increase their levels of physical activity safely.

  7. Islington patients managing long-term conditions give feedback on their annual health checks and patterns of physical activity

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    We asked over 500 residents with long-term health conditions what they wanted from their yearly check-ups and how their health affected their physical activity patterns.

  8. Islington residents share feedback on how their health conditions affect their activity levels

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    We asked over 500 residents with long-term conditions about their patterns of physical activity and exercise and how this was affected by their health.

  9. Supporting the uptake of cervical screening within the Somali and Turkish speaking communities in Islington

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    Guided by learning from a Public Health Cancer Needs analysis, and support from North Central London Cancer Alliance, the project has focused on supporting uptake of cervical screening in the Somali and Turkish Communities

  10. Supporting the uptake of cervical screening within our Somali and Turkish speaking communities

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    Somali and Turkish women have a higher refusal rate for cervical screening than the Islington average. Our project has enabled women to have one-to-one conversations about screening with cancer champions in their first language.